BEN RHYDDING

Composer: Alexander Robert Reinagle

Alexander Robert Reinagle United Kingdom 1799-1877. Born at Brighton, Sussex, England, gf Austrian descent, he came from a family of musicians, studying music with his father (a cellist), then with Raynor Taylor in Edinburgh, Scotland. Reinagle became a well-known organ teacher. He became organist at St Peter’s Church, Oxford (1823-1853). He was also a theatre musician. He wrote Teaching manuals for stringed instruments as well. He also compiled books of hymn tunes, one in 1830: “Psalm tunes for the voice and the pianoforte”, the other in 1840: “A collection of Psalm and hymn tunes”. He also composed waltzes. In 1846 he married Caroline Orger, a pianist, composer, and writer in her own right. No information found regard… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: BEN RHYDDING
Composer: Alexander Robert Reinagle
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Incipit: 13456 71763 543
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #4373
Text: My Soul, Repeat His Praise
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The Cyber Hymnal #7331
Text: When Man Grows Bold in Sin
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The Cyber Hymnal #4373

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The Cyber Hymnal #7331

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